Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997)[1] is an American actor and YouTube personality who rose to significant fame[according to whom?] on the now-defunct video application Vine. Paul first came into prominence for playing the role of Dirk on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Career

3 Legal issues and controversies

3.1 Disturbances in Beverly Grove

3.2 Separation from Disney

3.3 Explicit YouTube video

4 Personal life

5 Filmography

6 Discography

6.1 Extended plays

6.2 Singles

7 Bibliography

8 Accolades

9 References

10 Further reading

11 External links

Early life

Paul was born in Cleveland,[1][2] and grew up in Westlake, Ohio. He is the son of Pamela Ann Stepnick (née Meredith) and realtor Gregory Allan Paul.[5] His older brother, YouTuber Logan Paul, claims that Jake is of Austrian-Jewish, English, German-Jewish, Hungarian-Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.[6]

Career

Paul began his career in September 2013 posting videos on Vine. By the time Vine shut down, Jake Paul had 5.3 million followers and 2 billion plays on the app.[7]

In 2015, it was announced that Paul would be starring as Dirk in Disney Channel's new comedy series Bizaardvark.[8]

Jake Paul at Web Summit in 2016

On January 5, 2017, Paul was among the invited guests at an event at the White House centering on social media. As a stunt for his YouTube vlog channel, he hid in a bathroom there before sneaking out of the White House at 3:30am without being confronted by security.[9]

On January 17, 2017, it was reported Paul had launched Team 10 with $1 million in financing to create influencer marketing management and creative agency around teen entertainment.[10] Investors include Danhua Capital, Horizons Alpha, Vayner Capital, Sound Ventures & A-Grade Investments, and Adam Zeplain.[11]

On May 30, 2017, Paul released a song and music video[4] alongside Team 10, titled "It's Everyday Bro", which achieved over 70 million views on YouTube in its first month and has become the third most disliked video on YouTube. The song peaked at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated June 24, 2017.[12]

Legal issues and controversies Jake Paul in August 2018 during the KSI vs Logan Paul official weigh in Disturbances in Beverly Grove

On July 18, 2017, it was reported that Paul's neighbors in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles were meeting with city council members and police officials regarding whether to file a class-action public nuisance lawsuit against Paul.[13] This came after Paul made his home address public,[13][14][15] leading crowds of fans to gather outside Paul's residence, and noise complaints by neighbors.[14][16][17][18] On April 24, 2018, it was reported that Paul was sued by Cobra Acquisitions, the company that owns the house, for $2.5 million.[19]

Separation from Disney

On July 22, 2017, during the middle of filming the second season of Bizaardvark, the Disney Channel announced that Paul would be leaving the series, saying in a statement "We've mutually agreed that Jake Paul will leave his role on the Disney Channel series 'Bizaardvark'. On behalf of the production company, the cast and crew, we thank Jake for his good work on the TV series for the past 18 months and extend our best wishes to him."[20] The announcement followed a KTLA 5 news report[16] about public complaints from Paul's neighbors regarding the noise generated by Paul's pranks, parties, fire hazards and the large crowds of Paul's fans congregating in their neighborhood.[21][22][15] Paul later confirmed the news on his Twitter page, saying he would now focus more on his personal brand, his YouTube channel, his business ventures, and more adult acting roles.[20] Paul later revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he was actually fired from Bizaardvark by Disney who wanted to expedite the process of weaning him off the show due to the KTLA segment.[23]

Explicit YouTube video

On January 3, 2018, Paul uploaded a video to his YouTube channel titled "I lost my virginity" which caused controversy for being too sexually explicit and inappropriate for his younger audience. The video was criticized for its thumbnail which featured Paul and his then girlfriend Erika Costell semi-nude on a bed with Costell on top of Paul in a sexual position. The thumbnail was later changed with both Paul and Costell fully clothed and not touching each other.[24] Later, a video had been leaked by TMZ which featured Paul explicitly using the word "nigga" whilst rapping. In the video, Paul uses the word twice, saying "little ass nigga" and "I whip it like my nigga Richie Vetter, he make the pussy so wet it gets wetter."[25]

Personal life

In November 2017, he purchased a new property in Calabasas, California.[3]

Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2016 Dance Camp Lance 2016 Mono Dugan Cameo 2016 Airplane Mode Himself Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2016–2018 Bizaardvark Dirk Main role (seasons 1–2) 2016 The Monroes Conrad 2016 Walk the Prank Himself Special guest 2017 The Price Is Right Himself Special guest model Discography Extended plays

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